bursts

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The device was intended to study gamma-ray bursts, what Caputo called "the most energetic things that happen in the universe."

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The "above-average temperatures" are expected in July and August with "significant bursts" of heat in the UK, and across Europe.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Bergstrom releases coins in unpredictable bursts so buyers stay glued to their screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Before I can answer, Mrs. Kluck bursts into the room.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan